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1 Does not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
2 She takes her stand at the top of the heights, along the way where the roads meet.
3 She cries at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
4 To you, O men, I call; and my voice [is] to the sons of men.
5 O you simple, understand wisdom: and, you fools, be of an understanding heart.
6 Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips [will be] right things.
7 For my mouth will speak truth; and wickedness [is] an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth [are] in righteousness; [there is] nothing contrary or perverse in them.
- RIGHTEOUSNESS
- RIGHTEOUSNESS
9 They [are] all plain to him that understands, and right to them that find knowledge.
10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
11 For wisdom [is] better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
12 I wisdom live with craftiness, and discover the details of hidden plans.
13 The fear of the LORD [Yahweh] [is] to hate evil: pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the filthy mouth, do I hate.
14 Counsel belongs to me, and continual success: I am insight; I have great power.
15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
16 By me princes rule, and nobles, [namely] all the judges of the earth.
17 I love those that love me; and those that seek me early will find me.
19 My fruit [is] better than gold, yes, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgement:
21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
22 The LORD [Yahweh] possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, before the earth was.
24 When [there were] no depths, I was brought forth; when [there were] no fountains abounding with water.
25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills I was brought forth:
26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
27 When he prepared the heavens, I [was] there: when he set a boundary upon the face of the depth:
28 When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not exceed his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
30 Then I was by him, [as] one brought up [with him]: and I was daily [his] delight, rejoicing always before him;
31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights [were] with the sons of men.
32 Now therefore listen to me, O you children: for blessed [are those that] keep my ways.
33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
34 Happy is the man that continually listens to me, standing alert continually at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
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- JOURNALING
35 For whoever finds me discovers life, and will obtain acceptance from the LORD [Yahweh].
36 But he that sins against me wrongs his own soul: all those that hate me love death.